Japanese j*** RVG's: where to buy in the US and are any of them overly bright or forward?

Posted by: Sigmund on 13 March 2002

I'm replacing many of my jazz discs due to unfortunate environmental circumstances beyond my control so, I thought I'd check out the most musical sounding versions of some of the Rudy Van Gelders, etc. I remember liking the '50s stuff, the Monks and the Clifford Browns and think that I'd replace them with the domestic. reissues. I remember some of the '60 stuff as being too forward and bright for my tastes.
Where can I buy, at a reasonable price and from a reputable dealer, Japanese RVG's, Kind of Blue, etc? And, which of the US reissues are particularly musical to you, in audiophile terms.

Thanks.